L3240 HST -power/ rpms

[slan]

I had the same first impressions with mine. After I broke it in in the first 50 hours of varying the rpms, I now do loader work in either low or med range depending on the material and at about 2200 rpms.
When mowing with the bush hog I am at about 2400 rpm with the response dial set to quick so it will react quickly enough if you hit a tough spot or encounter a hill. If not it wont react quickly enough on the hydro and will drop you below 2000 rpms pretty quick and the power drops off quickly.

I don't know if it is me but I swear it has become considerably more powerful after about 70 hours. Maybe everything is now seated?

It will do more than you think as long as you don't ask too much from the hydro by using too high a range and getting close to the relief valve point.

 

[JOHNTHOMAS]

I now have a L3240HST FEL. I had a B7800 and traded this year. Has been hard adjustment. Have to keep RPM's of L3240 up around the 2675RPM (what the owners booklet says) to keep the PTO rpm's right for my rear finish mower. Really slows down at the top of steep hill. That seems high to me after the B7800. The L series are considerably heavier than the B's so guess it needs it to move the body weight of the tractor. I do move it around at lower RPMs and have tried all the different goodies on it but upping the RPMs is what works. Several people that know alot more than me about diesel engines say to run them at high rpms and don't worry because that's how they are designed to work. Being a 60's car guy causes me much distress when I do this but it ain't a car and it ain't a 60's model.